Author's notes:
Many thanks to my betas Amy and Elizabeth. You've truly helped me make this story better.
This was my entry for Vanessa's SOM Christmas Challenge 2003. Thank you to all voters and all writers – I loved reading all the Christmas stories!
To pull this idea off, I had to severely fool around with the timeline of the movie. Remember, events have not essentially changed, though.
Disclaimer:
The Sound of Music belongs to 20th Century Fox. I've used lines from the original screenplay by Ernest Lehman because he wrote them better than I could ever imagine them.
A Christmas Carol belongs to Charles Dickens.
No infringement intended with either source– I'm just having fun.
The Way of Your Heart – A Christmas Carol
Rating: PG